Regional Resource
Fifteen Shades of State Funding: Untangling the Complexity of Public K-12 Funding Formulas in the South
Regional Resource by Senior Policy Analyst, Cody Allen | callen@csg.org State funding for public K-12 education is...
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Recent Research
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Issue Brief
Lawsuits and Legislation: What’s Happening with Glyphosate-based Herbicides
Issue Brief by Senior Policy Analyst, Tom Opdyke | topdyke@csg.org In recent years, numerous lawsuits have been...
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Regional Resource
Carbon Capture in the South: What It Is and What Southern States Are Doing
Regional Resource by Senior Policy Analyst, Tom Opdyke |topdyke@csg.org From Houston’s harbor to the banks of...
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Issue Brief
From Likes to Laws: State Legal Protections for Child Influencers
Issue Brief by Policy Analysts:Katie Lee | klee@csg.org Erin Twomey | etwomey@csg.org Child influencers, sometimes referred to as...
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Featured News & Updates
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Energy & Environment
Data Centers in the South: Trends, Energy Use, and Policy Impacts
Senior Policy Analyst Tom Opdyke briefs Metro 4/SESARM Air Directors on energy trends, incentives, and legislation...
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Corrections & Public Safety
Question of the Month, November
How do policy officer training requirements differ across Southern states? Each state’s Peace Officer Standards and...
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News
Southern Pulse Newsletter, October
Welcome to the October issue of Southern Pulse, your monthly source for updates and insights from the Southern region,...
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Government Operations
Presentation to the Georgia House Blue Ribbon Study Committee on Election Procedures
Senior Policy Analyst Cody Allen shares insights on the National Voter Registration Act and state voter...
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